I'd say "congratulations." I would be surprised, though.
lOgIc 101 wrote:
That was indeed Mary's quote and HER experience. Alberto ran 2:09:41 the first time out. NO ONE knows what he'll run on February 13th, except that he'll be there on the line if he's not injured. If Derrick were to make the team, what would you say then? It's a crap shoot pal, no one knows.
Montesquieu wrote:You write: "Toeing the line at the Illinois State Championships is more pressure than Derrick running his first marathon, especially when you are expected to win those championships."
This is not just a first marathon: it's an Olympic Trials Marathon. At best they come up once every four years. This is pressure! And it's not a track race: it's a marathon--a completely different animal. Ask Zersenay Tadese: 12:59; 26:37; 58:23; 2:10:41 (after several attempts).
As for your remark "It is not brain surgery," indeed it's not: it's marathon running. And if you think that doesn't require a great deal of strategy, then you need to read Mary Keitany's QOD from earlier on in the week, because she surely thinks it took her several races to figure out how to run a marathon.